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Toews logged an assist, three shots on net and two blocks in Wednesday's 7-2 win over Detroit.

Toews stretched his point streak to five games early in the first period with the primary assist on the first of Cale Makar's three goals. However, a third consecutive 50-point season seems unlikely -- Toews needs 13 points over the final 18 games to reach that mark -- but he's still among the top-20 defensemen in scoring.

Manson had an assist, four shots on net, two blocks and three hits in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Red Wings.

Manson's lower-body injury that forced him to sit out Monday against Chicago didn't linger. He had a hand in Jonathan Drouin's third-period tally and was active in filling up the box score. The point, Manson's first in 13 games, upped his season total to 19 through 58 contests, and he has a team-high 169 hits.

Zub posted an assist, three shots on goal and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Ducks.

Zub picked up his first point in five games with the primary assist on Mark Kastelic's first-period tally. The 28-year-old Zub isn't very consistent on offense, but his defensive play keeps him in a top-four role. For the season, the defenseman has 21 points, one shy of his career high, with 57 shots on net, 98 hits, 83 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 47 appearances.

Zellweger notched an assist and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Senators.

Zellweger set up Alex Killorn for the game-winning goal in the third period. This was Zellweger's second helper in seven NHL appearances this season. The 20-year-old blueliner has added eight shots on net, nine blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. While his first stint in the NHL was temporary, he has a chance to stick around this time since the Ducks' defense corps has been thinned out by trades.

Fowler logged an assist in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Senators.

Fowler helped out on an Alex Killorn tally in the third period, which ended up being the game-winner. The assist was just Fowler's second point over his last eight outings. The 32-year-old defenseman is set for all of the most important situations down the stretch as the Ducks' top overall blueliner. He's produced 29 points, 83 shots on net, 86 blocked shots and a minus-29 rating through 61 appearances in a top-pairing role.

Chabot (undisclosed) will be evaluated ahead of Thursday's game versus the Kings after possibly aggravating a previous injury, Ian Mendes of The Athleticreports

The 27-year-old defenseman led the Senators with 24:26 of ice time in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Ducks, but he may not be 100 percent after the contest. Chabot hasn't missed a game with the issue yet, but he was a game-time decision twice last weekend due to the injury.

Makar tallied three goals and four points in Wednesday's 7-2 win over Detroit.

Makar got the Avs on the board 5:15 into the first period and added an assist on Nathan MacKinnon's power-play marker later in the frame. The 25-year-old Makar extended Colorado's lead to 4-2 in the second, backhanding a rebound past Alex Lyon before finishing off his first NHL hat trick with a goal on the man advantage. Following an uncharacteristic seven-game scoring drought, Makar now has four goals and 10 points in his last six contests. He's up 17 goals, the most among defensemen, and 70 points through 59 games this season.

Miromanov signed a two-year, $2.5 million contract with the Flames on Wednesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Miromanov didn't need long to get a new contract hammered out with the Flames after he was acquired from the Golden Knights earlier Wednesday. The 26-year-old right-shot defenseman should be in the mix for bottom-four minutes from the get-go with the Flames, and he'll likely be in that role for each of the next two seasons.

Byram (illness) will join the Sabres in Nashville and is expected to play Thursday versus the Predators, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.

Byram was dealing with an illness before the Avalanche traded him to the Sabres for Casey Mittelstadt on Wednesday. Hoppe reports Byram is expected to pair with Rasmus Dahlin in his Sabres debut.

McCabe (illness) is not confirmed to be joining the Maple Leafs for Thursday's road game in Boston, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Head coach Sheldon Keefe is optimistic McCabe will be able to make the trip, but he noted it's not a sure thing. If McCabe doesn't travel for Thursday's game, he could still link back up with the Maple Leafs ahead of Saturday's game in Montreal.